Registered Nurse - Wellington
Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for supporting people to achieve their goals and live a great life?
Would you like to work for a leading provider of disability, mental health and addiction services Monday to Friday with no shift work?
We are currently looking for a Registered Nurse to join our Wellington based team. This role is fast-paced and dynamic and requires someone with a great work ethic and empathetic mindset, geared towards helping the people we support in our disability and mental health residences live their fullest lives.
In return we provide a friendly work environment where you, together with support staff, can make a difference in people's lives.
Along with:
- Internal training and development opportunities
- Reimbursement of APC fees
- Free yearly flu vaccination
- A diverse and interesting nursing role
- Study Days and MASH Day
The Hours:
The hours of work are Monday to Friday working 8am through until 5pm, 80 hours per fortnight.
There will be a requirement to participate in the clinical advisory on call shared across the nursing team.
While based in Wellington you would be supporting both our Disability and Mental Health residential services and be a part of our wider team of Registered Nurses involved in clinical care, direction, delegation to our Support Workers.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and progressive nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team.
- You must hold a registered nurse qualification and have a current NZ Practicing Certificate.
- Community disability and mental health experience is preferred.
- Ideally you will have skills and experience working with individuals from various cultural backgrounds.
- Current full NZ drivers’ licence is required.
In this role you will:
- Provide clinical expertise, assessment, and triage of needs to meet the individual requirements of the people we support.
- Partner with our Service Managers to provide direction for our support workers in creating a homely and welcoming space for our people that is supportive of their needs and enables them to lead full lives.
- Engage with the people we support to assess their health and wellbeing needs and provide plans to meet their care and support needs.
- Support and provide direction to unregistered staff and oversee medication management including training of other staff members to administer and short-term plans.
- Be able to strongly advocate for the people we support in clinical settings.
- Develop beneficial professional relationships with GPs, specialist services and other allied health professionals.
Here are some testimonials from some of our current Registered Nurses:
"Working in this role brings me great satisfaction to help and support the people in our care, to give them purpose to live great lives. And be supported by an amazing team."
"It’s such a fulfilling role. I enjoy supporting people to improve their wellbeing. I work closely with mental health teams and General Practitioners promoting autonomy and improving health outcomes bridging the gap between services but also managing conditions to keep people in stable health."
"I feel inspired and privileged to be part of the MASH team and an active part of the broader health sector. I frequently network with allied health professionals leveraging off relationships advocating for our people who may otherwise fall through the cracks. This brings me immense joy."
“MASH Trust is not an accredited Employer and therefore cannot use The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process”.
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